#577: Communists In The Gazebo

The Box of Oddities

John Elliott and Kat Walls

Society & Culture, True Crime, Comedy

4.8 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 21 September 2023

⏱️ 41 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

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Summary

Venture deep into the heart of the Canadian Rockies as Jethro explores the legendary haunted halls of the Banff Springs Hotel. Nestled amidst the breathtaking beauty of Banff National Park, this majestic hotel hides a dark secret. With its ghostly apparitions, unexplained phenomena, and history steeped in mystery, the Banff Springs Hotel has earned its reputation as one of the most haunted places in North America. JG takes a chilling tour of its eerie history, sharing spine-tingling stories of ghostly encounters that will send shivers down your spine. Then, brace yourself for a hair-raising encounter with one of nature's most formidable and bizarre creatures, the Tarantula Hawk Wasp. Kat reveals the fascinating world of this nightmarish insect, known for its paralyzing sting and gruesome reproductive habits. Discover why this insect has earned its place in the annals of natural oddities and hear tales of real-life encounters with this creature that make the Banff Springs Hotel's hauntings seem almost mundane. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Whether you're driving to work, cycling to a friend's place, or on the way to your next holiday,
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0:27.9	Black perspectives haven't always been centered in the telling of America's story.
0:32.8	Now, we're taking center stage.
0:35.5	Introducing NPR's Black Stories, Black Truths, a collection of Black-led stories from NPR's podcasts.
0:43.0	Search NPR, Black Stories, Black Truths, wherever you get your podcasts.
0:50.5	What follows may not be suitable for all audiences, listen to discretion is advised.
0:56.0	The world is full of stories, stories of mysteries, of curiosities, of oddities.
1:08.5	Join Pat and Jethro Gilligan-Toth for a strange, the bizarre, the unexpected,
1:17.2	as they lift the lid and cautiously peer inside the box of oddities.
1:25.3	All right, we're in the process of finishing the construction for our recording studio
1:31.0	in our new apartment, not quite done yet, getting there, but today's a particularly noisy day.
1:38.8	Car alarms, screaming children, barking dogs, so we're just going to launch right into it.
1:43.4	Do you have a story?
1:44.4	Yes, tell me quickly.
1:45.9	Okay, go!
1:46.9	All right, I figured with Halloween coming up, you know, I mean, we're officially in Halloween
1:52.7	season and also we'll at the end of the episode tell you how you can submit your Halloween stories
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